Netdata Files

Netdata v2.5.4 is a patch release to address issues discovered since v2.5.3.

This patch release provides the following bug fixes and updates:

• Improved label sanitization in Go plugins by removing null bytes from values (commit, @ilyam8)
• Improved Go plugin startup performance by loading SNMP profiles only when used instead of all at startup (commit, @ilyam8)
• Added -NoProfile parameter to Windows installer PowerShell execution for cleaner environment setup (#20550, @thiagoftsm)
• Optimized memory usage by switching label structures to use the ARAL allocator and reducing memory footprint (#20502, @stelfrag)
• Fixed CPU architecture matching for Go plugin builds in 32-bit static builds (#20502, @Ferroin)
• Fixed Redis collector to properly maintain TLS configuration for rediss connections (#20478, @ilyam8)
• Fixed Go weblog collector to exclude HTTP 429 status codes from 4xx error category (#20443, @Slind14)
• Fixed registry save operation by correcting integer overflow issues and adding exponential backoff for failed save attempts (#20437, @ktsaou)
• Improved agent shutdown responsiveness by reducing streaming connection timeout from 1000ms to 250ms (#20434, @stelfrag)
• Fixed database statement handling with improved thread cleanup and validation before finalization (#20433, @stelfrag)
• Fixed memory corruption issue in query progress updates by preventing access to freed web client structures (#20431, @ktsaou)
• Added vendored Protobuf and Abseil libraries to static builds with necessary patches for cross-platform compatibility (#17774, @Ferroin)

Support options

As we grow, we stay committed to providing the best support ever seen from an open-source solution. Should you encounter an issue with any of the changes made in this release or any feature in the Netdata Agent, feel free to contact us through one of the following channels:

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